Long, long before Roswell really was known a man offered to paint my house numbers on the curbs of my driveway. As I wrote the check he commented he was from New Mexico, Roswell. To which I responded about the UFO crash.
He was humble and looked down often but when I mentioned the crash he shot a look up into my eyes and croaked, "You've heard about that!??"
I replied I had and said some things about the crash and he resumed looking back down, but his eyes were racing side-to-side searching for something or someone with his breathing rather noticeable.
His hand went to his mouth to cover it while turning his head now to look around my quiet neighborhood confiding, "My uncle's [farm/ranch] was only [??] miles from where that happened... ." So I asked if it was true and he just nodded once, and then mentioned the Four Corners sightings in some detail, knowing someone there. He finished and though he had more work he could have done the street, he nearly ran off from me really worried and concern.
As you brought up the Four Corners sightings I thought I would add this tidbit.